Rowing Races in First Event of the Spring Season

The Canisius varsity 8 and second varsity 8 boats both secured second-place finishes against Sacred Heart and Manhattan in intercollegiate rowing action Saturday afternoon at Overpeck Park in Overpeck, N.J.

In the Golden Griffins first race of the day, the varsity 8 boat finished with a time of 7:52.907. Sacred Heart would win the race with a time of 7:39.668 while Manhattan came in third with a time of 8:17.208.

In the second varsity 8 race, Canisius also finished in second place with a time of 8:13.816, a full 28 seconds ahead of Manhattan, who finished in third place with a time of 8:41.402. Sacred Heart would again be victorious, completing the circuit with a time of 7:54.866.

In the varsity 4 race, the Blue and Gold came in fourth place with a time of 9:51.377. Bucknell, who only entered a boat in the 1V4 race, took home first place with a time of 8:45.250.

Postgame Comments from Head Coach Kerri Brace:
"There were plenty of good takeaways from today. We were excited to finally get out and race against two conference opponents. We look forward to using the practices ahead to get ready to race again in a couple weeks".

Race Notes:
• This was the first race of the spring season for Canisius as its race last week against Cornell was canceled due to poor weather.
• Katie Bapst, Caitlin Barry and Mackenzie Harmon all took part in their first collegiate races today. Bapst rowed in the 2V8 boat while Barry and Harmon were in the 1V4 shell.
• Canisius was picked above Manhattan in the MAAC preseason poll and finished above the Jaspers in the 1V8 and 2V8 races. Manhattan did not enter a boat into the 1V4 race.

Up Next:
The Blue and Gold will race again on April 22 as they head to Hamilton, N.Y., to compete in the Colgate Regatta. Along with the host Raiders, the Blue and Gold will also compete against Holy Cross, Marist, Robert Morris and UConn

Lineups:
Varsity 8
Cox – Morgan Marsallo
8 – Hannah Kenefick
7 – Destiny Severn
6 – Eliza Hanson
5 – Lucy Winkelmann
4 – Cece Reiser
3- Olivia Merolle
2 – Emma Maturo
Bow – Skylar Vles

2nd Varsity 8
Cox – Macey Schneider
8 – Jaime Bennett
7 – Addie Naylor
6 – Alice Schmidt
5 – Kaleigh Schwab
4 – Katie Bapst
3- Brooke Urmson
2 – Brianna Shaw
Bow – Emily Haskins

Varsity 4
Cox – Mary Banks
4 – Caitlin Barry
3 – Mack Harmon
2 – Julie Ducato
Bow – Sophie Hartzell

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Players Mentioned

Jaime Bennett: Rower; 5' 5"; Senior

Eliza Hanson: Rower; 5' 7"; Junior

Emily Haskins: Rower; 5' 3"; Junior

Hannah Kenefick: Rower; 5' 7"; Sophomore

Morgan Marsallo: Coxswain; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Emma Maturo: Rower; 5' 4"; Sophomore

Olivia Merolle: Rower; 5' 8"; Junior

Cecilia Reiser: Rower; 6' 0"; Sophomore

Macey Schneider: Coxswain; 5' 2"; Sophomore

Destiny Severn: Rower; 5' 10"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Jaime Bennett
: 5' 5"; Senior
: Rower

Eliza Hanson
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Rower

Emily Haskins
: 5' 3"; Junior
: Rower

Hannah Kenefick
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: Rower

Morgan Marsallo
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: Coxswain

Emma Maturo
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: Rower

Olivia Merolle
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Rower

Cecilia Reiser
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: Rower

Macey Schneider
: 5' 2"; Sophomore
: Coxswain

Destiny Severn
: 5' 10"; Junior
: Rower